1970Final results
1970 election for South Carolina House of Representatives: Chester
South Carolina House of Representatives · South Carolina
John P. Gaston (D) and John R. Justice (D) won the district's 2 seats.
2 seatsJohn P. GastonDemocrat · winner
31.0%3,488
John R. JusticeDemocrat · winner
30.9%3,483
R. O. Atkinson IIIRepublican
21.0%2,366
James T. AndersonRepublican
17.0%1,919
11,256 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)